Motor for operating churns



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J. PEGGS. MOTOR FOR OPERATING 'UHURNS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()E IcE.

JACK PEGGS, OF MILFORD, TEXAS.

MOTOR FOR OPERATING CHURNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,805, dated March18, 1890.

Application filed September 16, 1889. Serial No. 324,000. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AOK PEGGS, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Milford, in the county ofEllis and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Motors for OperatingChurns; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which forma part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a side view. Fig. 2 is a Verticallongitudinal section. Fig.

view of one end of the closure and certain parts thereat. Fig. 4 is adetached View of the right-angle lever, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged brokendetail View of the wrist-pin and link-connection of the dasher-shaft.

This invention relates to certain improvements in churn-powers; and itconsists of the novel combination of parts and their construction, aswill fully appear from the following description and accompanyingillustrations.

I11 accordance with my invention, I provide a suitable closure A, whichmay be open at top and bottom, and which is mounted upon' legs orstandards a a. In this case I dispose gear mechanism B, its frame-workbeing secured to the sides of said closure. This mechanism comprises aprincipal shaft b, one end of which extends out through one side of theclosure A, and is adapted to be turned by the application thereto of akey I), to put under tension a strong fiat spring 0, one end of which isfastened to said shaft and the other end to across-bar of the frameworkof the gear mechanism. Upon the shaft 1) is a large loose cog or toot-hwheel d, engaged therewith by a ratchet-wheel b fast upon said shaft,and a spring-pressed pawl b pivoted to wheel (Z and engaging theratchet-wheel b Adapted to enter the interspaces between and to engagethe spokes of the wheel 61 is a right-angle brake-lever e, hung orpivoted in a slot 6 in one end of the closure A, and engaged or held,when the machine is in operation, out of engagement with said wheel by ahook e pivoted to the same end of the closure. ff are two smaller cogois a detailed (partly broken) perspective wheels of about the samediameter, and having their shafts carrying trundle wheels or pinions f fone gearing with the wheel d and the other geared to the wheel wheel fis geared to a similar trundle-wheel g on a shaft carrying a regulatorg, in the form of a plate, centrally secured to the shaft. h is thedriving-shaft, also engaged by a trundle-pinion h with and receivingmotion from the wheel f, said shaft extending out through one side ofthe closure A and carrying a counterbalanced wheel 71 Diametricallyopposite the counter-balance of the wheel 7: is eccentrically connectedto said wheel a stud 72, into which screws a headed wrist-pin h 0 is apitman or link, which is loosely connected at one end to the wrist-pin72, and which carries at its opposite end a split socket C to receivethe upper end of the dasherstaff. At the edges of its split or slit-tedportion the socket C is provided with jaws 0 0 which are engaged by abinding-screw C and whereby the dasher-staff is readily attached to anddetached from said socket. It will be seen that a rapid up-and-downstroke is imparted through this pitman and socket connection to thedasher-staff without any dead-center to overcome, and that a storage ofsufficient and effective power may be obtained to secure the best resultin the churning operation in a minimum time.

Having thus fully described this invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The churn -power comprising the clockwork-like mechanism, theright-angle brakelever engaging the spring-shaft wheel of saidmechanism, and itself engaged by a pivoted hook on the supportingclosure, the wheel on the driving-shaft having eccentrically connectedthereto a stud engaged by a wrist-pin, the pitman loosely connectedatone end to said wrist-pin and carrying at its opposite end a splitsocket provided with jaws having a binding-screw, and the dasher-staffhaving The connection with said pitman-socket, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I a-ffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACK PEGGS. Witnesses:

W. T. M DIOKSON, C. L. WILSON.

